Congenital Hypothyroidism
Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is inadequate thyroid hormone production in newborn infants.
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4 Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Nursing Care Plans
Nurses have an essential role and responsibilities when handling a client with diabetes such as providing child and family with education [..] Here are four (4) nursing care plans (NCP) for diabetes mellitus type 1.
Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 (Juvenile Diabetes)
Type 1 diabetes is a chronic illness characterized by the body’s inability to produce insulin due to the autoimmune destruction of the beta cells in the pancreas.
Elizabeth Wettlaufer Serial Murders: Did the System Fail the Patients?
Wettlaufer was found guilty of 8 counts of murder, 4 counts of attempted murder and 2 cases of aggravated assault against elderly patients by injecting them with insulin.
Insulin
Insulin is the hormone produced by the pancreatic beta cells of the islets of Langerhans.